Marco Flamingo
Active member
Mike,
Your picture of the small boat with a flying bridge reminds me of a popular well known small I/O boat that seat fours on the FB. Problem was, somebody would catch a fish or something and the four adults would look over the side. The boat would flop on its side. Production was discontinued, but they are still around (sometimes there is one moored by the Fauntleroy ferry terminal). I suspect that two adults would have that effect in the boat in your picture. It looks good, but . . . .
Adding weight down low to compensate for weight aloft is likely just a Band-Aid. You can't get it low enough in a dory to have the same effect as a lead keel in a sailboat. It might slow the roll a little, i.e., make the response more sluggish, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
I did a lot of white water kayaking back when. 7-10 day unsupported wilderness trips. The normal 40# kayaks would have an additional #40 food, sleeping bag, etc., in them (inside of float bags, so the boat would still float if a wet exit). It made a huge difference in handling. The boats were slow to surface after going over a drop. They were slow to respond to directional changes. It was not as much fun as an empty boat. I learned that the less stuff, the more fun. I didn't think much about the "more dangerous" aspect of a heavy boat back then.
It's a trade off. I wouldn't put a kayak on top of my CD 16, but it is better than putting the CD 16 on top of a kayak. That's a possibility that hasn't been discussed yet. Okay, now I'm giving DMcD a hard time.
I still haven't gotten around to posting my pictures of my recent trip to the Broughtons. We used a bungee cord type of system for going ashore. An anchor on a giant 100' bungee cord was thrown over when approaching shore. I then stepped off with anchor line that was long enough to let the bungee cord pull the boat out deep enough for tidal changes while we hiked or dug clams. The bungee anchor was a small Fortress, so the whole system was less than 5# and stored under the splash well. Worked great and no need for a 50# dinghy towed or on top.
The 16 is so small that I can't carry a lot. It is also so small that I can go into small bays and step ashore. I'm trying to take advantage of what it is and ignore what it isn't. But that's just me.
Mark
Your picture of the small boat with a flying bridge reminds me of a popular well known small I/O boat that seat fours on the FB. Problem was, somebody would catch a fish or something and the four adults would look over the side. The boat would flop on its side. Production was discontinued, but they are still around (sometimes there is one moored by the Fauntleroy ferry terminal). I suspect that two adults would have that effect in the boat in your picture. It looks good, but . . . .
Adding weight down low to compensate for weight aloft is likely just a Band-Aid. You can't get it low enough in a dory to have the same effect as a lead keel in a sailboat. It might slow the roll a little, i.e., make the response more sluggish, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
I did a lot of white water kayaking back when. 7-10 day unsupported wilderness trips. The normal 40# kayaks would have an additional #40 food, sleeping bag, etc., in them (inside of float bags, so the boat would still float if a wet exit). It made a huge difference in handling. The boats were slow to surface after going over a drop. They were slow to respond to directional changes. It was not as much fun as an empty boat. I learned that the less stuff, the more fun. I didn't think much about the "more dangerous" aspect of a heavy boat back then.
It's a trade off. I wouldn't put a kayak on top of my CD 16, but it is better than putting the CD 16 on top of a kayak. That's a possibility that hasn't been discussed yet. Okay, now I'm giving DMcD a hard time.
I still haven't gotten around to posting my pictures of my recent trip to the Broughtons. We used a bungee cord type of system for going ashore. An anchor on a giant 100' bungee cord was thrown over when approaching shore. I then stepped off with anchor line that was long enough to let the bungee cord pull the boat out deep enough for tidal changes while we hiked or dug clams. The bungee anchor was a small Fortress, so the whole system was less than 5# and stored under the splash well. Worked great and no need for a 50# dinghy towed or on top.
The 16 is so small that I can't carry a lot. It is also so small that I can go into small bays and step ashore. I'm trying to take advantage of what it is and ignore what it isn't. But that's just me.
Mark